JOUL-PAC is a political organization that seeks to: 1) Promote Integrity First and 2) Support Reforms & Leaders that Promote Justice, Opportunity, and Liberty! #JOULPAC
Integrity First: JOUL-PAC believes that our leaders should put Integrity First at all times, even if this means speaking against those in higher-ranking leadership when those leaders fail to do the right thing. Speaking truth to power is the right thing to do. "Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them."
Justice: JOUL-PAC stands strongly in support of Justice and Equality for all people under the law. --We fight against human trafficking, sex trafficking, online human trafficking, and the enslavement of any human being. --We stand up in support of victims of human/sex/online human trafficking and/or enslavement and seek to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice. We believe that the government should work to protect the victims and help them get justice. --We support criminal justice reform. We believe that a good justice system will also show compassion, especially for those who committed non-violent crimes. We oppose mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent crimes and will seek the repeal of these mandatory minimum sentences. We also seek a just and compassionate system that treats prisoners with dignity and as human beings during their time in prison. --We support equality and oppose racism, sexism, and all other forms of discrimination. Our country is better because of the different cultures and beliefs. We believe in loving our neighbors across our country and will fight against those who do not value the sanctity of every human being's life. --We support animal justice and believe that while animals are here for our benefit and enjoyment, we should not be promoting needless suffering and cruel practices that mistreat animals for sadistic pleasure.
Opportunity: JOUL-PAC supports the promotion of economic growth through free-market policies that promotes opportunity for all people today and for future generations. We believe that all policies must strike a proper balance between growing our economy while also caring for those in the present generation as well as those in future generations. --We support cutting spending. Our nation's $21 Trillion in debt is unacceptable and harmful to the opportunities of future generations. It is time for leaders to put aside "sacred cows" and be willing to cut spending, even in areas that they really like. While we urge members to be careful when cutting spending to ensure that harm is not caused to people in the present generation, we do urge members to work together to find ways to cut spending. -We support promoting economic growth through decreasing individual and business taxes and removing burdensome, unnecessary regulations while at the same time keeping regulations that prevent harmful actions like corruption, fraud, unnecessary harm to our environment. -We support free trade and oppose the implementation of tariffs. Free trade is based on comparative advantage and has lifted many people throughout our nation and around the world out of poverty and provided them with good paying jobs. While we should seek to hold those who cheat in trade practices accountable, we should be mindful that placing tariffs on other countries will lead to retaliation that will harm people in our country. Also, we should not seek to place tariffs on our allies. -We support a just and compassionate immigration system. Immigrants have contributed a lot to our country over many decades and our nation is better because of the way in which we welcome immigrants. We believe in securing our borders, welcoming immigrants, and finding a just and compassionate way to deal with those who came to our country without proper documentation. There is a way to strike a just and compassionate balance that will promote opportunity for all. -We support protecting the environment and our natural resources. As we work to promote economic growth, we believe that economic growth and protecting the environment are not mutually exclusive. As such, we oppose attempts to remove commonsense regulations that protect the environment and natural resources. We believe that future generations should be afforded the opportunity to live in a safe and clean world.
Liberty: JOUL-PAC believes that our government should be limited in its powers and that any powers not given to the federal government belong to the states and to individuals. --We support efforts to defend the 4th Amendment and believe that it refers to a right to privacy. We oppose NSA and any other type of surveillance on American citizens without a warrant. --We support reforming the civil asset forfeiture system in accordance with the 5th Amendment. The right to one's property is absolute and the government should not be allowed to take people's property away without due process. --We support the 10th Amendment and oppose attempts by the government to overturn the will of the people in the respective states as long as no other rights are being violated. As long as there is no violation of another person's rights under the U.S. Constitution, the will of the people must be defended and the decisions made in the states should be respected by the federal government.